Engineering Services Highlights and Significant Issues Report – Month Ending April 2012
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ENGINEERING SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES REPORT – MONTH ENDING APRIL 2012 Author: DIRECTOR ENGINEERING SERVICES Purpose To review Engineering Services Department highlights and significant issues for the month of April 2012. Background and Discussion Highlights and Significant Issues for the period are as follows: - ENGINEERING SERVICES MANAGEMENT Coordination of project meetings, briefings and reports on the following projects: Attended community meeting at Eungella for Emergency Liaison Officer Attended the Australian and New Zealand Disaster Management Conference - Brisbane On-going involvement in the following areas: City Focus Advisory Committee, Corporate Projects Committee Meeting, Sustainable Futures Advisory Committee, Rural Affairs Advisory Committee, Whitsunday Regional Roads Group Technical Group, LGEG Meeting, Natural Environment Advisory Committee, Resilience Steering Group Meeting. SafePlan, Design and Construct Review Meetings and SES matters Engineering Services Program Managers meetings CIVIL PROJECTS Works have been completed on the following projects: DAY LABOUR McEwans Beach Road Boundary Road Milton Street Upgrade Holland Shakespeare Footpath Archibald Street Drainage Upgrade Grendon Street Footpath Valley Street Culvert CONTRACTS 2009 Flood Saturation Damage Restoration Package 905 - Downer Edi Works Cell 2 Hogans Pocket - Mearns Environmental Contracting Pty Ltd Farleigh Habana Road Cell 2, Hogans Pocket Works have been substantially completed on the following projects: DAY LABOUR Traffic Facility works at various locations Beaconsfield and Eimeo Farleigh Habana Road (Northern segment) LATM works various locations Hampden State School parking Tennyson Street between Victoria and Alfred Street Ergon lighting upgrades Asphalt works Andergrove and Beaconsfield area Hampden State School parking CONTRACTS Holts Road Culvert Upgrade - Shamrock Civil Pty Ltd Landfill Bayersville, Capping and Remediation Project - Vassallo Constructions Pty Ltd Landfill Bayersville, Capping and Remediation Project The following projects are in progress: DAY LABOUR Holts Road at Pioneer Street Holts Road at Woodwards Road Temples Lane off Cowleys Road Dalrymple Road Shakespeare Street Footpath Bold Street Culvert Farleigh-Habana Road - Bruce Highway to Trevaskis Road (NDRRA and CWP) CONTRACTS Emergent Works as variation to 2010 Flood Saturation Package 1001 – stabilising works in Southern areas of the region – Epoca Constructions Pty Ltd. Emergent Works as variation to 2010 Flood Saturation Package 1002 – digout pavement repairs throughout the region – BMD Constructions Pty. Ltd. Emergent Works as variation to Branscombe Road Reconstruction Flood 2010 – stabilising and digout pavement repair works throughout the region – Regional Program office – Downer Edi - Works Fursden Creek – commenced works to rectify slip at Brickworks Court Stormwater Outfall – Downer Edi Works SES Facility Campwin Beach – Sunstate Sheds Eton Hack & Pony Club Access Ramp – Statewide Industries 2010 & 2011 Flood Saturation Restoration - Downer Edi Works – BMD Constructions Pty. Ltd. – Epoca Constructions Pty. Ltd. – Shamrock Civil Engineering Pty. Ltd. Hill End Road Reconstruction – Davbridge Constructions Pty. Ltd. Medowlands Botanic Garden Sound Shell Construction – Foster’s Group Rosewood Drive Construction - BMD Constructions Pty. Ltd 2010 Flood Saturation Package 1002 – BMD Constructions Pty. Ltd. Branscombe Road Reconstruction – (NDRRA 2010) – Downer Edi Works North Mackay Levee Construction Stage 1B/2 – Lanson Civil Pty. Ltd Park, Paradise & Porter Streets Reconstruction - Epoca Construction Pty. Ltd Grasstree Beach Road – 3.95 to 4.2km including Bikeway - Epoca Construction Pty. Ltd Hill End Road, Glenella The following projects have been awarded: CONTRACTS Mangrove Road & Fernleigh Avenue Reconstruction (NDRRA) - Shamrock Civil Pty Ltd Connors Road Reconstruction - BMD Construction The following projects have been put to tender: CONTRACTS Victoria & Tennyson Street Reconstruction – (NDRRA) Crediton Loop Road Reconstruction CIVIL OPERATIONS Heavy Grading Beallah Road, Hopfs Road, Burton’s Access Road. Formation Grading Refer to emergent repairs. Temporary Gravel Refer to emergent repairs. Road Repairs (Grading & Gravelling) Shoulder Grading St. Helen’s Beach Road, Geeberga Buthurra Road. Pot Hole Patching Midge Point Area, James Muscat Drive, Puglsey Street, Lorne’s Road, Gordon Street, Bakers Creek area, Shakespeare Street, Walkerston area, Archibald Street, Boddington Street, Juliet Street, Meadowlands Road, Victoria Street, Queens Park, Tennyson Street, Maclister Street, Diesel Drive, Malcomson Street, Highway Plaza, Hamilton Street, Trevaskis, Cape Hillsborough, Kippen Street, Ball Bay Road, Pittman Street, Jarrah Street, Canberra Street, McCullough Street, Ungerer Street, Nicklin Way, Adair Street, Kime Street, Nebia Conningsby Road, Mandurana Road, Valley Street, Burgess Street, Annie Wood Avenue. McMahon Street, Leslie Street, Barbat Court. Special Works: Footpath repairs – Bridge Road, Wood Street, Gordon Street and Holland Street. Guard Rail Repairs – Nil. Bridge Works – Peters Bridge - Bloomsbury; Barren Creek Bridge - Calen; Olivetta’s Bridge - Bloomsbury; Hospital Bridge (Emergent Repairs 2012) Pratt’s Road Bridge – Koumala; Lizard Creek Bridge – Yalboroo. Replace Girder Spans – Lizard Creek Culvert, Pipe & Catchpit repairs – Cowans Road, Laws Road, Shakespeare Street – Gully Pit Replacement, Milton Street, Bedford Road, Forth Street, Florence Street, River Street, Victoria Crescent, Aston Place, Ivana Court, Hucker Street – pit replacement and Millens Lane. Kerb & Channel repairs – Gordon Street, Crowley Drive, Graffunder Street, Warland Street and Wood Street. Water Services - Trench Patching – Keith Hamilton Street and Field Street. Subsidence Repairs, Dig-outs & Scours – Moohins Road, Rutland’s Road, Beaconsfield Road Bangalow Court and Holts Road. Special Works – Nil. Line Marking – City Heart – Chain Street – Lawson Street – Tennyson Street and Walkerston area. Street Sweeping (Programmed works) – North Mackay area – Harbour Road – Evans Avenue – Canberra Street. City Heart. Open Drainage Maintenance: Drains North - mowed dry areas in the northern Beaches area Drains South - mowed dry areas in East Mackay. Hoey Street – Creal Street – Rae Street. Mowing & Slashing: Racecourse Area, Racecourse Area, Te Kowai Area, Te Kowai Area, Ooralea Area Walkerston Area, Palmyra Area, Laguna Quays Area, Midge Point Area, Bloomsbury Area, Yalboroo Area, Wagoora Area, Pindi Pindi Area, Seaforth Area, Habana Area, Sugar Shed Road, Farleigh Dumbleton area, Glendarah Road. MAIN ROADS MAINTENANCE – RMPC CONTRACT: Pothole Patching – Sarina Coast Road. Culverts & Drainage – Bruce Highway North – cleaning and removal of overgrown vegetation and debris from surface drains as required. Pavements Sarina Coast Road – pothole patching as required Mackay Bypass – Repairs to pavement failure and sweeping Bruce Highway South – road side sweeping Mackay – Slade Point Road – road side sweeping Road Furniture – Rest area servicing. Vegetation Maintenance – Bruce Highway North – Showgrounds to Whitsunday boundary - road side slashing of shoulders and turn outs. Mt. Ossa – Seaforth Road – road side slashing of shoulders and turn outs. Bruce Highway South – Rosella Store to Showgrounds - mowing of medians and turns outs. Bruce Highway North – Showground to intersection of Farleigh – Habana Road - mowing of medians and turn outs. Rockleigh – North Mackay Road – Riverside Drive to Malcomson Street - mowing of medians and turn outs. Mackay – Bucasia Road – Intersection Bruce Highway to Intersection Eimeo Road - mowing of medians and turn outs. Mackay – Slade Point Road – Showgrounds to Harbour Road roundabout - mowing of medians and turn outs. Maraju – Yakapari Road – intersection Bruce Highway North Mackay – to intersection Bruce Highway – The Leap - herbicide spraying. Rockleigh – North Mackay Road - intersection Bruce Highway to intersection Mackay - Slade Point Road – herbicide Spraying Marian – Hampden Road - intersection Mackay-Eungella Road to intersection Bruce Highway - herbicide spraying. Mackay Bypass Road – Lagoon Street Garden beds and retaining wall - maintenance of garden beds (including weeding, mowing, herbicide spraying, plant pruning & removal of rubbish). Rockleigh - North Mackay Road – Kenzey Street to Malcomson Street - maintenance of garden beds (including weeding, mowing, herbicide spraying, plant pruning & removal of rubbish). Mackay - Slade Point Road – Forgan Street to Palmer Street - maintenance of garden beds (including weeding, mowing, herbicide spraying, plant pruning & removal of rubbish). Bruce Highway (South) - Isaac Boundary to Showgrounds - spraying and survey of Parthenium & Giant Rats Tail (weeds). Bruce Highway (North) - Isaac Boundary to Showgrounds - spraying and survey of Parthenium & Giant Rats Tail. Marlbrough - Sarina Road Isaac Boundary to Sarina - spraying and survey of Parthenium & Giant Rats Tail. Koumala – Bolingbroke Road - intersection Bruce Highway to intersection Marlborough-Sarina Road - spraying and survey of Parthenium. Gargett – Mia - Mia Road - 60km/h RHS to intersection Mia - Mia Connection Road - spraying of Giant Rats Tail. Gargett – Mia - Mia Road - 60km/h LHS to intersection Septimus-Cattle Creek Road - spraying of Giant Rats Tail. Mirani Mt Ossa - intersection Mackay-Eungella Road to intersection Bruce Highway - spraying